AUDIENCES

Vatican City, 21 January 2013 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, Italy and president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, and

six prelates from the Calabria region of the Italian Episcopal Conference on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Salvatore Nunnari of Cosenza-Bisignano,

- Archbishop Domenico Graziani of Crotone-Santa Severina,

- Archbishop Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P., of Catanzaro-Squillace,

- Bishop Luigi Antonio Cantafora of Lamezia Terme,

- Bishop Leonardo Antonio Paolo Bonanno of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, and

- Bishop Donato Oliverio of Lungro of the Italo-Albanians of continental Italy.

On Saturday, 19 January, the Holy Father received Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops in audience.